By Mansoor Ahmad LAHORE: Pakistan is producing expensive electricity because of its dependence on furnace oil and lack of use of sources such as wind, sunlight and coal, a study of power generation capacity of different countries reveals. According to World Coal Institute, 41.5 percent of global electricity in the world is produced through coal, [...]

Associated Press of Pakistan  ISLAMABAD: Member Science and Technology of Planning Commission of Pakistan Dr Samar Mubarakmand said that the magnitude of Pakistan’s coal deposit is several times more than total oil reserves of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran and Iraq. “We can generate 100 million barrels of diesel and 30,000 MW of electricity from our [...]

By Tahir Khalil The Energy Sector Task Force Report (ESTFR) of the FODP provides a roadmap to eliminate energy deficit in Pakistan in the next three years. It includes a detailed set of recommendations and an action plan to enable the country to achieve energy security and sustainability. The report recommends five key areas of [...]

LAHORE: Power generation through steam turbines is environment friendly and it lowers dependence on the national grid. Chief executive officer of a private turbine manufacturing firm, Mian Suhail Hussain, said this while giving a presentation on power generation through steam turbines at Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry here on Friday. One solution to curb [...]

Asif Malik Energy conservation is the buzzword of the modern era, with technological advances in communication and industry, the gap between energy supply and demand is globally ever-widening than at any other time in human history. While governments around the world in the past focused on efficient and alternative ways of producing more energy, in [...]

Muhammad Daheem Pakistan is facing a major energy crisis due to huge difference between demand and supply of electricity. The country is facing a serious shortfall of 4500MW to 5500MW per day at peak hours. This shortage has paralyzed our industry, commerce and everyday life. Basically the issue is because of corrupt and unstable governments, [...]

Water heating system, garden lights, and some internal wiring of the President House and the Prime Minister House will be replaced with solar powered system to encourage the renewable energy plan, said Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) chief. Like Unlike

CAIRO (May 24 2010): Egypt’s Sewedy Cables is considering investing in Pakistan’s wind energy sector, Pakistan’s foreign minister said in Cairo on Sunday. “We have met with the Sewedy group yesterday and they have shown interest in investing in the energy sector in Pakistan. They have expertise and technology to fulfil our requirements,” Foreign Minister [...]

TOKYO: Toyota Motor said on Friday it is to acquire a 50 million dollar stake in Tesla Motors and will jointly develop electric vehicles with the Silicon Valley firm. Toyota and Tesla Motors, based in Palo Alto, California, “intend to cooperate on the development of electric vehicles, parts, and production system and engineering support,” they [...]

Humayun Akhtar Khan The total installed power-generation capacity in Pakistan is about 20,000 MW. At any point in time, only about 75 per cent of it is operational. Pakistan`s demand is around 15,000 MW. The operational capacity and demand seem to match. Why is it, then, that we are only able to produce a little [...]